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* ButHeSoundsHandsome: When Sullivan is driving The Girl, he brings up the name of a few pictures he's directed, while pretending he's actually a bum. She says she didn't like most of them, but did enjoy ''Ants in Your Plants of 1939''.

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* ButHeSoundsHandsome: When Sullivan is driving The Girl, he brings up the name of a few pictures he's directed, while pretending he's actually a bum. She says she didn't like most of them, but did enjoy ''Ants ''Hey, Hey in Your Plants of 1939''.the Hayloft''.
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* ShirtlessScene: Sullivan gets a couple of them, once when he's chopping wood for a widow while being a "hobo" and later when he's on the chain gang.
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* ButHeSoundsHandsome: When Sullivan is driving The Girl, he brings up the name of a few pictures he's directed, while pretending he's actually a bum. She says she didn't like one of them, but did enjoy ''Ants in Your Plants of 1939''.

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* ButHeSoundsHandsome: When Sullivan is driving The Girl, he brings up the name of a few pictures he's directed, while pretending he's actually a bum. She says she didn't like one most of them, but did enjoy ''Ants in Your Plants of 1939''.
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* BrokenAesop: Many critics note that the film's message saying that comedies without social messages are intrinsically valuable to a moviegoing audience is belied by the film's GenreBusting approach and its realistic portrayal of America, with its realistic view of poverty, crime, racial segregation and violence. The film in effect preaches a message opposite to its own form and content.

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* BrokenAesop: Many critics note have noted that the film's message saying that comedies without social messages are intrinsically valuable to a moviegoing audience is belied by the film's GenreBusting approach and its realistic portrayal of America, with its realistic view of poverty, crime, racial segregation segregation, and violence. The That is, the film in effect preaches a message opposite to its own form and content.



* ButHeSoundsHandsome: When Sullivan is driving The Girl, he brings up the name of a few pictures he's directed, while pretending he's actually a bum. She didn't like one of them, but liked ''Ants in Your Plants of 1939''.

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* ButHeSoundsHandsome: When Sullivan is driving The Girl, he brings up the name of a few pictures he's directed, while pretending he's actually a bum. She says she didn't like one of them, but liked did enjoy ''Ants in Your Plants of 1939''.
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-->'''John L. Sullivan''' (''telling his bosses he no longer wants to make'' O Brother Where Art Thou?'')'': There's a lot to be said for making people laugh. Did you know that that's all some people have? It isn't much, but it's better than nothing in this cockeyed caravan.

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-->'''John L. Sullivan''' (''telling his bosses he no longer wants to make'' O Brother Brother, Where Art Thou?'')'': There's a lot to be said for making people laugh. Did you know that that's all some people have? It isn't much, but it's better than nothing in this cockeyed caravan.
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John L. Sullivan ([=McCrea=]) is a hotshot young Hollywood director who's been pigeonholed in comedy but desires the chance to adapt ''O Brother, Where Art Thou?'', a socially relevant novel he admires. Feeling the only way he can make his desire a reality is to gain experience in poverty and hardship, Sullivan dresses as a hobo and sets out with nothing but ten cents in his pocket to experience "the real America". Unfortunately, studio bigwigs fear for their favorite director's safety, and they cushion him every step of the way. Until things go horribly wrong, that is.

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John L. Sullivan ([=McCrea=]) is a hotshot young Hollywood director who's been pigeonholed in comedy but desires the chance to adapt ''O Brother, Where Art Thou?'', a socially relevant novel he admires. Feeling the only way he can make his desire a reality is to gain experience in poverty and hardship, Sullivan dresses up as a hobo {{hobo|s}} and sets out with nothing but ten cents in his pocket to experience "the real America". Unfortunately, studio bigwigs fear for their favorite director's safety, and they cushion him every step of the way. Until things go horribly wrong, that is.



* ButHeSoundsHandsome: When Sullivan is driving The Girl, he brings up the name of a few pictures he's directed, while pretending he's actually a bum. She didn't like one of them, but liked ''Ants in Your Pants 1937''.

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* ButHeSoundsHandsome: When Sullivan is driving The Girl, he brings up the name of a few pictures he's directed, while pretending he's actually a bum. She didn't like one of them, but liked ''Ants in Your Pants 1937''.Plants of 1939''.
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* CaptainErsatz: "Sinclair Beckstein," the author of ''O Brother, Where Art Thou,'' is a composite of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upton_Sinclair Upton Sinclair]] and Creator/JohnSteinbeck. Indeed, the book is a riff on ''Literature/TheGrapesOfWrath.''

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* CaptainErsatz: "Sinclair Beckstein," the author of ''O Brother, Where Art Thou,'' Thou?'', is a composite of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upton_Sinclair Upton Sinclair]] and Creator/JohnSteinbeck. Indeed, the book is a riff on ''Literature/TheGrapesOfWrath.''



* FictionalDocument: The socially-conscious novel "O Brother, Where Art Thou" by Sinclair Beckstein that Sullivan attempts to make a film adaptation of.

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* FictionalDocument: The ''O Brother, Where Art Thou?'', the socially-conscious novel "O Brother, Where Art Thou" by Sinclair Beckstein that Sullivan attempts intends to make a film adaptation of.



** Late in the movie, Sullivan and the other members of the chain gang watch and enjoy a Creator/WaltDisney cartoon.
* SlummingIt: Sullivan and his attempt to go from riches to rags to gain a proper perspective for his film adaptation of the Great Depression drama "Oh, Brother Where Art Thou".

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** Late in the movie, Sullivan and the other members of the chain gang watch and enjoy a Creator/WaltDisney cartoon.
the [[WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts Disney]] cartoon ''Playful Pluto''.
* SlummingIt: Sullivan and his attempt to go from riches to rags to gain a proper perspective for his planned film adaptation of the Great Depression drama "Oh, Brother novel ''O Brother, Where Art Thou".Thou?''



* WorkingOnTheChainGang: Sullivan is sentenced to a chain gang when he's arrested and convicting for assaulting a train officer.

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* WorkingOnTheChainGang: Sullivan is sentenced to six years on a chain gang when after he's arrested and convicting convicted for assaulting a train railroad officer.
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Incidentally, the shot of Sullivan travelling down the road as he begins his journey went on to inspire the logo for Caravan Pictures (the page quote above is where the company's name comes from). Company co-founder Joe Roth must be a fan of Sturges, as he previously worked at Creator/MorganCreek-- named after ''Film/TheMiracleOfMorgansCreek''.

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Incidentally, the shot of Sullivan travelling traveling down the road as he begins his journey went on to inspire the logo for Caravan Pictures (the (and the page quote above is where the company's studio's name comes from). Company Its co-founder Joe Roth must be a fan of Sturges, as he he'd previously worked at Creator/MorganCreek-- Creator/MorganCreek – named after ''Film/TheMiracleOfMorgansCreek''.

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